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Chapter 4

           “Yourmemoirswouldbemostinteresting.”

           Thegeneralwas,ofcourse,repeatingwhathehadtoldLebedeffthenightbefore,andthusbroughtitoutgliblyenough,butherehelookedsuspiciouslyattheprinceoutofthecornersofhiseyes.

           “Mymemoirs!”hebegan,withredoubledprideanddignity.“Writemymemoirs?Theideahasnottemptedme.Andyet,ifyouplease,mymemoirshavelongbeenwritten,buttheyshallnotseethelightuntildustreturnstodust.Then,Idoubtnot,theywillbetranslatedintoalllanguages,notofcourseonaccountoftheiractualliterarymerit,butbecauseofthegreateventsofwhichIwastheactualwitness,thoughbutachildatthetime.Asachild,Iwasabletopenetrateintothesecrecyofthegreatman’sprivateroom.AtnightsIhaveheardthegroansandwailingsofthis‘giantindistress.’HecouldfeelnoshameinweepingbeforesuchamerechildasIwas,thoughIunderstoodeventhenthatthereasonforhissufferingwasthesilenceoftheEmperorAlexander.”

           “Yes,ofcourse;hehadwrittenletterstothelatterwithproposalsofpeace,hadhenot?”putintheprince.

           “Wedidnotknowthedetailsofhisproposals,buthewroteletterafterletter,alldayandeveryday.Hewasdreadfullyagitated.SometimesatnightIwouldthrowmyselfuponhisbreastwithtears(Oh,howIlovedthatman!).‘Askforgiveness,Oh,askforgivenessoftheEmperorAlexander!’Iwouldcry.

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